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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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Jenjam

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Superuser Contribution Connecting to chromecast only on phone

USAPremiumSamsung Galaxy 8 and Windows 10 x64 Ok this is not big issue, but can only connect and adjust volume from phone appOnce that is done can see computer (even if I am sitting at computer connecting by phone)Computer App can skip songs, pause, ...

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USA Premium Samsung Galaxy 8 and Windows 10 x64   Ok this is not big issue, but can only connect and adjust volume from phone app Once that is done can see computer (even if I am sitting at...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Local Files not Crossfading - premium

PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have some songs in my playlist which I have downloaded, however - if the current song playing is currently a local song, which is crossfading to a spotify/non-local song (...

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Plan Premium Country UK  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have some songs in my playlist which I have downloaded, however - if the current song...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution AUTOPLAY Please

Plan PremiumCountry Czech Republic Operating System Win10 My Question or IssueWhy would you remove such a nice feature out of the blue? Me and many other users really appreciated how it offered new music of the similar particular taste seamlessly jus...

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Plan    Premium Country    Czech Republic   Operating System    Win10    My Question or Issue Why would you remove such a nice feature out of the...

Peter

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One band playing more often than others

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDevice(iPhone Operating System(iOS 12, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Over the past month or so, I have noticed that Spotify will play one band in particular way more often than any other band on my playlist. I have listen...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  US Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 12, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Over the past month or so, I have noticed that Spotify will play...

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Spotify deletes songs from library

PlanPremiumCountry BelgiumDeviceBlackberry KeyOne & PCOperating SystemAndroid / Windows 10 My Question or IssueI'm an avid user of Spotify, most of the times listening in the car (from my downloaded music on SD-card).Last few months I've been noticin...

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Plan Premium Country  Belgium Device Blackberry KeyOne & PC Operating System Android / Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm an avid user of Spotify, most of the times listeni...

dinomight

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Superuser Contribution Pantalla de inicio

¿Qué ha sucedido con la pantalla de inicio? Ahora solo se puede ir a las opciones "explorar" y "radio", la opción de "inicio" donde aparecían las reproducciones recientes y las sugerencias de spotify ya no está disponible.

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   ¿Qué ha sucedido con la pantalla de inicio? Ahora solo se puede ir a las opciones "explorar" y "radio", la opción de "inicio" donde aparecían las reproducciones recientes y las sugerenc...

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Superuser Contribution No internet Connection detected (error code: 4)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryPortugal DeviceSeveral Computer modelsOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro x64 My Question or IssueFor about 2 weeks, every user i know (15+) trying to access spotify windows app, behind our corporate dedicated proxy is not able to s...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Portugal   Device Several Computer models Operating System Windows 10 Pro x64   My Question or Issue For about 2 weeks, every user i know (15+) trying t...

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Superuser Contribution Artist not showing on Local Files

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have recently downloaded 164 songs from SoundCloud which I intended to put into Spotify as it is much easier for me. All of the songs have imported fine, but they are n...

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Plan Premium Country   United States Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue     I have recently downloaded 164 songs from SoundCloud which I intended to put i...

Daisy

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ROP exploit

Hello Community, do you guys have any idea why playing spotify on a browser makes it an ROP exploit? This causes spotify to halt its playing. Attached is a screenshot report from sophos.

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Hello Community, do you guys have any idea why playing spotify on a browser makes it an ROP exploit? This causes spotify to halt its playing. Attached is a screenshot report from sophos.

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Superuser Contribution Local files wont play

PlanPremium - FamilyCountry USADeviceDesktop - Windows 10 Pro I had previously added an albulm to local files, it worked fine. Now if I try to listen to any song from that album on spotify it scrolls through each song, attempting to play it for a spl...

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Plan Premium - Family Country  USA Device Desktop - Windows 10 Pro    I had previously added an albulm to local files, it worked fine. Now if I try to listen to any song from th...

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Drake Views Won't Play

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDevice(Custom Desktop PC / One Plus 6)Operating System(Windows 10 / Oxygen OS) My Question or IssueSome songs play on Mobie but NOT Desktop. I only notice it with some of Drakes songs (im sure there are others im unaw...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device (Custom Desktop PC / One Plus 6) Operating System (Windows 10 / Oxygen OS)   My Question or Issue Some songs play on Mobie but NOT Desk...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop does not see all my sonos speakers

My Windows 10 Spotify Desktop only sees one of my 3 Sonos speakers. The other two can be activated from the sonos App on my PC and also from spotify on my iPhone and iPad. The only software that does not show the two Sonos One is the Spotify Desktop ...

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My Windows 10 Spotify Desktop only sees one of my 3 Sonos speakers. The other two can be activated from the sonos App on my PC and also from spotify on my iPhone and iPad. The only software that does...

Katerina

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Solved!! Friends Feed still giving "Failed to Load"

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceAsus ROG LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.0.89.313.g34a58dea (just updated) My Question or Issue Title says all. I have had trouble with the friends feed for months at this point. Have had it disabl...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Asus ROG Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.0.89.313.g34a58dea (just updated)   My Question or Issue  Title say...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify stops when screen turns off

Hey up mates!I've been seen that this has already already been posted, but any of the proposed solutions really work.I use the spotify application with Windows 10 for hearing music from my computer, but all times that the screen turns down, music sto...

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Hey up mates! I've been seen that this has already already been posted, but any of the proposed solutions really work. I use the spotify application with Windows 10 for hearing music from my comput...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Songs won't play automatically

There is a new issue with Spotify (I'm using the desktop version on win 10). After a whole album is finished, or after a song I searched for specifically ends, spotify will not play automatically other songs. I need to get to the computer and choose ...

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   There is a new issue with Spotify (I'm using the desktop version on win 10). After a whole album is finished, or after a song I searched for specifically ends, spotify will not play aut...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Autoplay setting is gone

I want to disable autoplay, but when I scroll down in settings, the option isn't there.I re-installed it, twice, and it's still gone. Help?

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I want to disable autoplay, but when I scroll down in settings, the option isn't there. I re-installed it, twice, and it's still gone.   Help?

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Discover weekly not updating

PlanPremiumCountry IcelandDeviceAllOperating SystemallMy Question or Issue This is the 3rd week in a row which the same playlist has been in discover weekly (and I know it's the same one since i already disliked one of the songs that is still grayed ...

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Plan Premium Country  Iceland Device All Operating System all My Question or Issue  This is the 3rd week in a row which the same playlist has been in discover weekly (and I know it...

Daisy

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playing song from Search bar wont skip song

Whenever i play a song using search bar . the song will keep repeating . theres no way to play next song from my playlist ? so whats the point of having a playlist ?

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Whenever i play a song using search bar . the song will keep repeating . theres no way to play next song from my playlist ? so whats the point of having a playlist ?     

davidcola

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